Seriously, though, thanks for the post. I love the imagery of glimpsing above-ground structure under the sea whenever I encounter it (usually in fiction).

There's also an interesting use of the sunken city in Delany's Neveryona. I guess I could make a whole nother post with uses of the imagery in modern fiction, but I'm not going to bore anyone with that. posted by selfnoise at 5:44 AM on September 27, 2008

excellent post! thank you!posted by jammy at 6:35 AM on September 27, 2008

I´m quite fond of the poem Sunk Lyonesse by Walter de la Mare, even though you have to dock some points for that "marble flowers bloom for aye" bit. Like much of de la Mare´s poetry, it is quite evocative, and there is a marvellously well-crafted rhythm to it.posted by the_unutterable at 7:03 AM on September 27, 2008

...should have said click "chercher." Apparently, I can't spell words correctly in any language. Um, the pictures are nice though, and really, really old.posted by woodway at 7:11 AM on September 27, 2008

God, I love this stuff. Thanks!posted by peachfuzz at 7:56 AM on September 27, 2008

Kind of related: sunken land was found off the north coast of Northern Ireland recently. Nothing says when it sank or how they would know.posted by dilettante at 8:25 AM on September 27, 2008 [1 favorite]

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